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Laramie Plainsmen Fall Camp Football Practice is Underway [VIDEO]
Practice for the 2024 Wyoming High School football season began on Monday for Class 4A teams. This includes the Laramie Plainsmen, who are starting fresh with new head coach Jake Chick. Laramie has three days of practice before they can get into full pads on Thursday, Aug. 15. The season debuts on Friday, Aug. 30 at Cheyenne East.
Powell’s Brock Johnson Earns WyoPreps Athlete of the Year Legion Baseball Award 2023-24 [VIDEO]
After a fantastic 2024 Wyoming American Legion Baseball season, Powell Pioneer Brock Johnson was selected as the first WyoPreps Athlete of the Year award winner for Legion Baseball. Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming and Wyld Gear, Johnson earned the fifth all-state honor of his career and led the Pioneers to their second consecutive Single-A state championship last month.
Laramie County Circuit Court initial appearances (8/14/24)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Laramie County Circuit Court. All persons cited are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Official charges are subject to change by the Laramie County District Attorney’s Office. Initial Appearances. Josue Martinez, 31 – Possession...
TVFD Holds “Gun-a-Month” Drawing
Torrington, WY (TVFD) August 14th, 2024 — The Torrington Volunteer Fire Department held their monthly “Gun a Month” Drawing Monday, August 12th at Century Lumber, their August sponsor. The lucky winner of a Beretta A300 12 Gauge Shotgun was Kent Kelly. TVFD Members congratulate Kent and wish to thank him for his support of their annual fund raiser. TVFD extends an invitation to contact any member for anyone wishing information about becoming a volunteer member. The September sponsor will be High Pointe Electric. Stay turned for those results.
Local residents join press briefing to discuss Rock Springs RMP, which includes Northern Red Desert
Three local residents participated in a press briefing last week to discuss the anticipated release of the next iteration of the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Rock Springs Resource Management Plan. The RMP covers 3.6 million acres of land, including the Northern Red Desert in south central Wyoming –...
WyoPreps’ Wyoming High School Tennis 2024 Preview
The 2024 Wyoming High School Tennis season is in full swing. The first practice was on August 12 for all 16 teams. The first contest will be on August 17. The season is seven weeks leading up to state in Gillette from September 26 to 28. Regionals will occur at Natrona County High School for the North and the South is heading to Green River.
Wyoming Arts Council receives $900K grant from National Endowment for the Arts
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Arts Council has received $904,733 from the National Endowment for the Arts through an annual partnership agreement to support arts services, programs and grants for fiscal year 2025. Forty percent of the NEA’s annual budget is allocated to state arts agencies like the Wyoming...
Local area BLM wild horse gather occurring Thursday
Tomorrow, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be looking to gather around 586 wild horses from the local White Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA). According to the BLM, the gather will be conducted to relieve the area of overpopulation and to aid land health. According to the BLM, the...
New water and sewer rate structure would shift costs by customer type, usage, study says
CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper is expected to consider a new water and sewer rate system when it goes to set annual rates at the end of the year. The proposal is meant to keep up with rising operating and maintenance costs and shift costs onto high-volume users, according to the presentation at a work session Tuesday by Todd Cristiano of Raftelis Financial Consultants and Tom Brauer, the city’s chief operating officer.
Natrona County Arrest Log (8/14/24 – 8/15/24)
This log may not reflect all arrests for this time period. For example, police will not release any information about juvenile arrests. State law prohibits any official from identifying a person accused of a sex crime until the defendant is arraigned in district court. Everyone listed here is presumed innocent...
Days of rays, climbing temps in Gillette’s forecast
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Meteorologists are expecting a comfortable, pleasant day in Gillette after days of afternoon storm potential. Drier air has moved into the region, clearing the forecast and the skies for days to come. The National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, says today will see a...
Ten Local Artists Selected for Jackson Utility Box Art Project
The Town of Jackson, in collaboration with JH Public Art, has selected ten local artists to have their artwork featured on utility boxes throughout downtown Jackson. These artists were chosen from a group of thirty-nine applicants and will have their images printed on vinyl wraps to be displayed on traffic boxes.
Council expects visitor boom after making Ft. Caspar a Pony Express destination
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up Tuesday to the project of acquiring a large collection of Pony Express artifacts, documents, and art to be displayed at an expanded Fort Caspar Museum. The consultants behind the study heard Tuesday said that heritage tourism related to...
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